SHEER KHURMA

INGREDIENTS:

·         2 litres milk

·         A handful of almonds, cashewnuts,1 tbsp pistas,  ( These have to be soaked in water for 4-5 hours, then slice them very thinly and let them dry completely.)

·         5-6 Dry Dates soaked in ½ cup milk. Deseed and cut coarsely 

·         1 cup sugar- (Can add more sugar as per your taste buds choice)

·         200 gms Condensed milk (My choice. Optional)

·         A handful of chironji, soaked and skins removed

·         ½ cup ghee

·         1 tsp rose water essence

·         2 cups seviyan (I buy roasted ones)

METHOD:

Heat ghee and fry the seviyan till they turn light brown, don’t burn them. Remove and keep aside.

Fry all the nuts in ghee except the pistas and dry dates.

Heat the milk. Allow to cook in low heat for 45 minutes till the milk reduced to three fourth it’s Volume. Add sugar, condensed milk and Ghee. Add saffron mixed in a tbsp of hot milk to the milk. After the sugar is completely dissolved add the seviyan. Continue cooking till the seviyan softens. Remove from flame. Now add the nuts and the rose water essence.

Serve it hot or serve it chilled. Tastes just Amazing….